Campus diversity triumphs : valleys of hope / edited by Sherwood Thompson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 23, 2018).

Front Cover; Campus Diversity Triumphs: Valleys of Hope; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Reference; Part I. Innovations, Perspectives, and Trends; A Five-point Model to Attract, Affirm, and Advance African-American Academics; Introduction; The Case for Attracting, Affirming, and Advancing African-American Academics; The State of the Union; The Condition of Education; The Business of Education; The Black Faculty Connection to Black Student Success; Advancement of the Frontiers of Society; Benefit to All Students.

Why the Dearth of African-American Faculty?; The Five-point Model; Perspective: Analyze and Assess the University's Plan for Diversity; Presence: Show Visible Support; Position: Create Conditions that Allow Diverse Faculty to Succeed; Promotion: Advocate for and Advance Diverse Faculty; Prosper: Ensure Diverse Faculty Thrive, Financially, As Well As Other Faculty; Conclusion; References; Engaging Faculty in Campus Transformation: The Diversity Fellows Program; The Challenge; How It Worked -- DFP as a Tool for Engaging Faculty in Campus Transformation; Good Faith Planner (GFP).

Faculty Mentoring Program (FMP); Scholar 2 Scholars (S2S); Shattering the Silences (STS); Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP); Literature Pertaining to the DFP as a Best-Practice Initiative; Conclusion; References; Appendix 1. Five-Year Change in Headcount for Underrepresented Student Populations; Appendix 2. Introductory Paragraph of a Typical Good Faith Planner; Building a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate for Transformative Campus Change; Evolution of Diversity Training; Programmatic Framework; Climate; Value; Identity Development Theory; Partnerships; Planning and Coordination.

Constructivism for Diversity and Inclusion Training; Curriculum and Delivery; Constructivism; Assessment and Evaluation; Case Study Snapshot; Climate; Value; Partnerships; Planning and Coordination; Curriculum and Delivery; Assessment and Evaluation; Conclusions; References; To Bridge or Not to Bridge: The Importance of Academic and Social Connection Efforts in Summer Bridge Programs; Introduction; SB Programs: History and Purpose; Literature on SB Programmatic Impact and Outcomes; Tinto's Model of Student Departure; Critiques of Tinto's Model Along Cultural Lines; Inclusion versus Integration.

Pascarella and Terenzini's Institutional Integration Model; Background; Organizational Description; Program Description; Evaluation Purpose; Evaluation Question; Methodology; Evaluation Design; Study Instruments; Reliability and Validity; Data Collection/Study Instruments; Survey; Focus-Group Interviews; Findings; Academic Connection; Social Connection; Academic Performance and Retention; Conclusion; Limitations; Recommendations for Future Research and Practice; References; Institutional Connection Scale Survey; Information Letter; Am I This or That? Supporting Queer and Trans Students of Color.

This book provides insightful accounts into the diversity program successes and promising practices by diversity officers working on college and university campuses in the United States.

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